Where does “blåsinstrument” come from?
blåsinstrument (Swedish) comes from Swedish blåsa, from Old Norse blása, from Proto-Germanic blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blåsinstrument (Swedish): wind instrument
Definitions
- wind instrument
Ancestry of “blåsinstrument”, step by step
blåsinstrument traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blåsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blåsa | a bleb, a bubble; a bladder, a vesica; a blister,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | blása | to blow; to blow with the mouth; to set in motion... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēsaną | to blow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰléh₁- | to bleat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Swedish instrument
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | instrument | an instrument (of music, for measurement, method, tool, or financial contract) |